Mickey thompson ATZ
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Mickey thompson ATZ
Hey guys
I previousely posted a topic about vibrations at 110km/hr. Did raod force balancing.. tires turned out not being true, or whatever... Long story short, I'm replacing my Terra graplers with something else...
Im seriousely looking at the Mickey Thompson ATZ. I also looked at the Dick Cepec fcii. I'm not too keen on road noise and am pretty limited budget wise. I'm getting a refund from the tire place for the nitto's.
Some tires advice would be appreciated. I'd like to go a bit narrower, but I can only get 305/55/20 in the mtz.
I previousely posted a topic about vibrations at 110km/hr. Did raod force balancing.. tires turned out not being true, or whatever... Long story short, I'm replacing my Terra graplers with something else...
Im seriousely looking at the Mickey Thompson ATZ. I also looked at the Dick Cepec fcii. I'm not too keen on road noise and am pretty limited budget wise. I'm getting a refund from the tire place for the nitto's.
Some tires advice would be appreciated. I'd like to go a bit narrower, but I can only get 305/55/20 in the mtz.
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I would try having your tires balanced with sand. They put in sand bags that are perfectly measured amounts. It takes about 50 miles for the bags to break. The sand is then delivered to whatever part of the tire that needs it by centrifugal force. We use it all the time in the oil patch. When you are out in the mud and get mud on your rims, the sand will automatically compensate for the imbalance caused by the mud on the inside and outside of the rims.
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I would try having your tires balanced with sand. They put in sand bags that are perfectly measured amounts. It takes about 50 miles for the bags to break. The sand is then delivered to whatever part of the tire that needs it by centrifugal force. We use it all the time in the oil patch. When you are out in the mud and get mud on your rims, the sand will automatically compensate for the imbalance caused by the mud on the inside and outside of the rims.
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From: Mass...ahhh...nevermind...
I don't have any experience with the ATZ but I do with the MTZ.
If you don't like road noise you won't like the MTZ. I had a set of 33/12.50 on my jeep prior to the F-150. While I was pleasantly surprised by how quiet they were when I got them (And the looked mean too) the more they wore the louder they got. They last a good long time, almost 70k miles. Towards the end, I got pulled over for speeding and the officer said he could hear me coming long before he could see me and wow, were they loud...LOL
I liked the MTZs but I am not sure I would go with another set on my truck. I would probably go with either the ATZ or something else all together.
If you don't like road noise you won't like the MTZ. I had a set of 33/12.50 on my jeep prior to the F-150. While I was pleasantly surprised by how quiet they were when I got them (And the looked mean too) the more they wore the louder they got. They last a good long time, almost 70k miles. Towards the end, I got pulled over for speeding and the officer said he could hear me coming long before he could see me and wow, were they loud...LOL
I liked the MTZs but I am not sure I would go with another set on my truck. I would probably go with either the ATZ or something else all together.
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I would try having your tires balanced with sand. They put in sand bags that are perfectly measured amounts. It takes about 50 miles for the bags to break. The sand is then delivered to whatever part of the tire that needs it by centrifugal force. We use it all the time in the oil patch. When you are out in the mud and get mud on your rims, the sand will automatically compensate for the imbalance caused by the mud on the inside and outside of the rims.
I think it depends on what the tire prolem is. If its strickly a balance problem, that trick might work. If the tires are out of round, it won't help.